It\u2019s not our job to police people\u2019s pronunciation.<\/p>\n
But when someone in the office said the noun \u201ca coppice\u201d the same way as the verb \u201cto coppice\u201d, Sharon was all \u201coh my Gosh, I can\u2019t believe you just done that at work\u201d.<\/p>\n
A coppice, or copse, is a group of trees grown for the purpose of coppicing: harvesting their wood on a cycle of several years by cutting them down to a low stump, which regenerates.<\/p>\n
Here is the UK Forestry Commission pronouncing it like a city slicker:<\/p>\n